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Ken Rankin
Location: North Carolina Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Leaf blade by Angus Trim (so sayeth the seller):
http://tinyurl.com/pxzw6
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Mark Mattimore
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Books, books and books.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZprops256QQhtZ-1
Polish books, German books, Italian books... O, and a few pieces of armour.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
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Peter Bosman
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Steve Grisetti
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| Chris Goerner wrote: | Check out this horseman's Baskethilt! Low opening price and no reserve?!....
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Sure is tempting, isn't it? But, I suspect that it will sell for quite a bit more than that opener.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Chad Arnow
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Thomas McDonald
myArmoury Alumni
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Hi Chris
That 'Harvey' Dragoon baskethilt has been relisted (guess his first attempt did not follow Ebay's rules or somesuch?), so here is the new link to it : Horseman baskethilt
A nice looking piece, Mac
P.S. I wonder if his weight figure is correct on this, ?, as 5 lbs. would be quite the beastie !
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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P.S. I wonder if his weight figure is correct on this, ?, as 5 lbs. would be quite the beastie ! |
It's not too far off. I've handled an identical Samuel Harvey and it was quite the boat anchor. Poorly balanced, too. The weight was all in the hilt. It felt.... weird, to say the least. But it's an actual antique and was actually made for battlefield use... I don't know if it was 5 lbs straight up, but it was close.... probably needless to say, but that Samuel Harvey was the worst handling antique sword I've ever handled.... basket was huge, too, almost Windlass-big....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
Now available on Amazon: Franklin Posner's "Suburban Vampire: A Tale of the Human Condition -- With Vampires" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N7Y591
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Thomas McDonald
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| David Wilson wrote: | | Thomas McDonald wrote: |
P.S. I wonder if his weight figure is correct on this, ?, as 5 lbs. would be quite the beastie ! |
It's not too far off. I've handled an identical Samuel Harvey and it was quite the boat anchor. Poorly balanced, too. The weight was all in the hilt. It felt.... weird, to say the least. But it's an actual antique and was actually made for battlefield use... I don't know if it was 5 lbs straight up, but it was close.... probably needless to say, but that Samuel Harvey was the worst handling antique sword I've ever handled.... basket was huge, too, almost Windlass-big.... |
Yup, I remember you talking about that one ! (pic attached)
Very similar, except for the higher pommel & blade, Mac
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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That's the one, exactly (from Pat Tougher's collection).
Oh yeah, it had a real long ricasso....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
Now available on Amazon: Franklin Posner's "Suburban Vampire: A Tale of the Human Condition -- With Vampires" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072N7Y591
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Kenton Spaulding
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Chad Arnow
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Jonathan Hopkins
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Jonathan Hopkins
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E.B. Erickson
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I tend to like a lot of the things EFTIS comes up with, but his expertise is ancient antiques, not arms and armour, so his descriptions need to be taken with a pinch of salt. The sword he claims as a "rare English basket" isn't rare, and isn't English. It's a pretty normal and fairly common N. European/German style, and dates from the late 16-early 1700s (see Neumanns' "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution" for many photos of this type of sword). The pierced plates appear to be modern replacements. However, it's still a good, solid antique sword.
--ElJay
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Jonathan Hopkins
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| E.B. Erickson wrote: | I tend to like a lot of the things EFTIS comes up with, but his expertise is ancient antiques, not arms and armour, so his descriptions need to be taken with a pinch of salt. The sword he claims as a "rare English basket" isn't rare, and isn't English. It's a pretty normal and fairly common N. European/German style, and dates from the late 16-early 1700s (see Neumanns' "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution" for many photos of this type of sword). The pierced plates appear to be modern replacements. However, it's still a good, solid antique sword.
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Yes, the thumb ring gives it away as being continental (but I still like it!).
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This is a standard topic
